Faculty

Co-Chairs
 
Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
University of Calgary CCC Chair in IBD Research
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit
Director, Gastrointestinal Research
Assistant Dean of MD Admissions
Undergraduate Medical Education
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
A. Hillary Steinhart, MD MSc FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre
Toronto, ON
Faculty
 
Heather Armstrong, MSc PhD
Assistant Professor and Tier 2 CRC
Max Rady College of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB


Dawn B. Beaulieu, MD IFM-CP FACG AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Director, Functional Medicine IBD Clinic
Associate Director, Advanced IBD Fellowship
Faculty College Mentor, Gabbe College (Vanderbilt SOM)
Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel Disease CenterNashville, TN USA

Michael Byrne, MD FRCPC
Clinical Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, BC​


Kenneth Croitoru, MDCM FRCPC
Canada Research Chair in IBD
Professor of Medicine and Immunology
University of Toronto
Division of Gastroenterology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON 


Brian G. Feagan, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Western University
Senior Scientific Director, Alimentiv Inc
London ON

Vivian Huang, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor & Clinican Investigator
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Toronto
Director, Preconception & Pregnancy in IBD Program
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON


Sally Lawrence, MBChB FRCPCH
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, BC


Kate Lee, PhD MBA
Vice-President, Research & Patient Programs
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
Toronto, ON
 
Genelle Lunken, PhD RD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Vancouver, BC

Deborah Marshall, PhD 
Professor and Svare Chair Value and Socioeconomic Impact
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Paul Moayyedi, MB ChB PhD MPH FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
Hamilton, ON

 
Kerri Novak, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group
Provincial Medical Director, Digestive Health Strategic Clinical Network
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, AB

Lori Radke
President and CEO
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
Toronto, ON


Maitreyi Raman, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Director Clinician Investigator Program
Director AsCEND (Alberta's Collaboration of Excellence for
Nutrition in Digestive Diseases)
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

John D. Rioux, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Full Professor of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Principal Investigator, Montreal Heart Institute Montreal, QC


Nir Salomon, MD
Director, Integrative Medicine 
Gastroenterology Department
Sheba Medical Center
Israel

Stefan Schreiber, MD
Professor of Medicine
Christian-Albrechts-University
Kiel, Germany


Mark S Silverberg, MD PhD FRCPC
Staff Gastroenterologist
Mount Sinai Hospital
Director
Toronto Immune and Digestive Health Institute
Toronto, ON

 

Maitreyi Raman, MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine

Director Clinician Investigator Program
Director AsCEND (Alberta's Collaboration of Excellence for
Nutrition in Digestive Diseases)
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Laura Targownik, MD MSHS
Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Departmental Division Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON


Elena Verdú, MD PhD
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Microbial Therapeutics and Nutrition in Gastroenterology
Director, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON


Eytan Wine, MD PhD FRCPC
Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

CFD Scientific Steering Committee
 
Eric Benchimol, MD PhD FRCPC
University of Toronto, ON​

Usha Chauhan, MN ACNP BScN
McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Jean-Eric Ghia, PhD HDR CAGF AGAF
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB


 
Kate Lee, PhD MBA
Crohn's and Colitis Canada, Toronto, ON

Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC
University of Calgary, AB


A. Hillary Steinhart, MD MSc FRCPC
University of Toronto, ON​

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.